This week’s podcast looks again at the risks to flight safety posed by in-flight Wi-Fi. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has expressed its concern about the security of modern aircraft. According to a recent GAO report: “Modern aircraft are increasingly connected to the Internet. This interconnectedness can potentially provide unauthorized remote access to aircraft Read more »
Episode 143: Shining light on Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails
This week’s podcast looks at the technology law aspects of forthcoming elections in the US and the UK. Will the storm over Hillary Clinton’s email account derail her plans for the Presidency? Will similar concerns over use of private email to bypass freedom of information laws be a factor in the UK election? What do Read more »
Episode 142: Youth penalized in online advertising
This week’s podcast looks at the rising tide of ecommerce enforcement. Jonathan and Eric consider the ASA’s recent findings in the American Apparel case and what that means for fashion retailers. They discuss the challenges of selling online in Europe and America. Listen to Episode 142 here. TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. Read more »
Episode 141: Smartphones can do anything. Or can they?
In this episode Eric and Jonathan look at the issues around mobile phone use. How have mobile devices developed over the years? Will recent EU data protection guidance on health and well-being apps halt their progress? What does the recent FTC intervention tell us about the selling of health apps? TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio Read more »
Episode 140: Potential class actions in Germany
In this episode Jonathan and Eric look at the rising prospect of data protection and privacy law class actions in Europe. Germany is proposing new laws with a form of class action for data protection violations. An Austrian law student also claims to have 75,000 potential claimants for litigation in Vienna next month. Will this Read more »
Episode 139: Internet companies seek to preserve CDA section 230 immunity
In this episode Eric and Jonathan look at a recent case in the US which could determine the liability ecommerce sites have for what takes place on their platform. In this case the user of a modelling site sought to sue the site after someone she met on the site caused her harm. How will Read more »
Episode 138: The long, hard road to new EU data protection laws
In this episode Jonathan and Eric look at progress with the proposals to change Europe’s data protection laws. What has happened since the new Data Protection Regulation was first proposed in 2012? Are the politicians who are now criticising the process partly to blame? How are companies dealing with uncertainty? What are the effects on Read more »
Episode 137: Federal Trade Commission seeks to thwart “revenge porn”
This week’s podcast looks at the growing issues with revenge porn. The US Federal Trade Commission recently took action against one site where revenge porn was hosted. Will more action follow? Will Europe take action too? TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where Read more »
Episode 136: Right to be forgotten, right to get it wrong and (don’t you) forget about me
This week’s podcast looks at a possible right to be forgotten in the US. Will the US follow Europe’s lead in creating a right to be forgotten? Should it? What issues would this cause? TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where they share Read more »
Episode 135 : The year ahead in TechLaw – privacy, security and lines blurring
This week’s podcast looks forward to what we can expect in technology law in 2015. Privacy and data security are likely to feature heavily in the coming year. There are predictions of more social media mistakes and there’s a wildcard entry – legislation and litigation over emails and work life balance. TechLaw10 is a 10-minute Read more »